Kevin de Bruyne: biography, facts of life and career, photos

At the end of the last century, when the "Red Devils" in an epic battle won the Champions League trophy with the team from Manchester shone interesting in all plans forward with the difficult name uttered Ole Gunnar Solskyaer. First of all, it was a perfect "joker", that is a player who could enter the field from the bench spare and, as they say, to make the game. The second feature is very significant forward described by its nickname - "the killer with a baby face." As already bent by football standards, age, Ole was similar to the children's facial features and at the same time a lot of scoring.

Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne teammates and fans often jokingly compared to a child, while the last redoubts terrifies the opponent team. Another interesting parallel comparisons with Norwegian striker is that Kevin is also blossomed in Manchester, but only in the "City".

Kevin de Bruyne: biography, facts of life and career, photos

Kevin de Bruyne: biography

Life is a little Kevin started in one of the cities of Belgium football - Ghent. He was born in June 1991, and after only a few years running with the ball on the sports field under the supervision of the children's coach. Man chose football many other sports and very quickly became a stand out from their peers. For eight years, Kevin managed to play in the youth teams "Drona", "Gent" and "Gena", and the latter signed his first professional contract in 2008.

Creative midfielder with good field vision and technique was a pass at a young age has achieved significant success. Persistence and work helped him to go to London "Chelsea" and after transiting through the German "Bremen" and "Wolfsburg" - the camp of another leader of English football - "Manchester City". However, Kevin de Bruyne has succeeded not only in sport. In 2014, football has published an autobiographical book with the telling title "Keep it simple", which is the best characterized of the player. Being recognized in the streets, he asked for his autograph, he - a star, he is - the future of Belgian football, he - Kevin de Bruyne.

Personal life footballer nevertheless - if the topic is not closed, then the maximum privacy. It is only known that the midfielder is in a relationship with a girl named Michelle Lacroix and in 2016 the couple was born the firstborn - Mason.

Kevin de Bruyne: biography, facts of life and career, photos

Rise career

The first top club in Kevin de Bruyne life became London "Chelsea". However, during the three years that the Belgian midfielder was on the contract at the "aristocrats", for the first team, he played in all three matches. The rest of the promising footballer spent on loan at home, "Genk".

Rafael Benitez is ready to offer the player only as a reservist, and the Belgian championship level of Kevin de Bruyne has long outgrown, so, without thinking twice, the player agreed to the proposal of Bremen, "Werder Bremen". For where the midfielder was able to completely open up, and a year later he was playing in the prestigious Champions League in the "Wolfsburg". For "wolves", by the way, Kevin de Bruyne played more than fifty games in two seasons and has become one of the best in the German championship on the system "goal + pass".

The Return to England

In 2015, the Argentine coach, "Manchester City" Manuel Pellegrini tried at the third attempt to build a strong team capable of not just a fight in the playoffs of the Champions League, but also to win the trophy, so coveted bosses of the club and the vast army of fans. An experienced coach there was no shortage in midfield class players, but have stepped thirty Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, for all its merits, can not consistently play more than 40 games in a season, so Pellegrini turned his attention to the young midfielder, "Wolfsburg".

Kevin de Bruyne: biography, facts of life and career, photos

Kevin de Bruyne made with "Blue Moon" record 74 millionth contract for six years, and since the early days at the club began with a special zeal to fulfill every pound spent on it. The Belgian began without swinging player base, "City", and by the end of the season gave primacy to the dispute assistants only an experienced leader of the "Arsenal" - Mesut Ozil.

The situation has not changed with the arrival of the team of Josep Guardiola. When Spanish tutor de Bruyne plays only when he needs a pause to restore or, as they say, for tactical reasons.

Kevin de Bruyne: biography, facts of life and career, photos

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In the national

Of course, along with such talents as Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne - football player, whose name is closely linked with the future of the "Red Devils". This generation of bright and creative players potentially comparable with the team, inspired fear in world football in the 80s of the last century.

For the national team, Kevin de Bruyne has already spent more than fifty matches and has a good chance to go to a part of the main team of the country in the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia.